Geography
Name the capital of the UK
London
Name the form of government in the UK
constitutional monarchy
Winston Churchill was...
The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Take That, ....
The most famous tennis tournament in the UK usually takes place in June / July in ... (place?).
Wimbledon / London
The UK consists of 4 parts, namely:
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
The home of the Prime Minister is...
Nr. 10 Downing Street, London
The first English colony was established in
- Australia
- Jamestown (America)
- India
Jamestown (now: USA)
Britain's most famous poet is of course...
William Shakespeare
If you hear the term "the three lions" the talk usually revolves around:
football / the English national squad
JOKER!
Joker
The UK joined the EU in
1945
1957
1973
1998
1973
King Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) was responsible for...
- reforming the country
- establishing the Church of England
- beheading his whole family
- colonising Asia
Name at least three traditional British dishes:
Fish & Chips, Scones, Haggis, Chicken Tikka, Shepherd'sPie, Sunday Roast, Sandwiches
What is the Grand National?
- a golf tournament
- a tennis tournament
- a horse race
- a rugby tournament
Name the capital cities of all four parts of the UK
Scotland - Edinburgh
England - London
Northern Ireland - Belfast
The UK has voted to leave the EU in
- 2016
- 2017
- 2020
23rd June 2016
There are two major political parties in the UK -
name them and one famous member each:
The Tories (=Conservative Party) - Churchill, Thatcher, Cameron, Johnson, Truss
The Labour Party: Attlee, Wilson, Blair, Brown,
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JOKER!
Name THREE Premier League Clubs and the city they are based in.
Manchester United - Manchester
Liverpool FC - Liverpool
FC Chelsea - London
Aston Villa - Birmingham
...
What is the difference between Great Britain and the UK?
Great Britain = 3 parts
UK = 4 parts
Which two positions are not members of the Cabinet:
- the Home Secretary
- the Speaker
- the Chancellor of the Exchequer
- the Shadow Foreign Secretary
the Speaker
the Shadow Foreign Secretary
Initially the British Isles were inhabited by the Celts, but were invaded many times - name TWO different groups of people who invaded the British Isles.
- Vikings
- Romans
- (Norman) French
- Angles, Jutes and Saxons
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Name FIVE sights you can visit in the UK - only one can be in London and you can't name cities...
Stonehenge, Hadrian's Wall, Loch Ness, Dartmoor, Tintagel Castle, Ben Nevis, Snowdonia, the Cliffs of Moher, the white cliffs of Dover, ....
Cricket is big in the UK... they even won the last world cup in 2019 - which nations will be their contenders in 2023? Name two national teams:
New Zealand
Wales
Sri Lanka
India
Australia